Thomas Rossin Conducts Händel's masterwork in concert, Sarah Zimmerman, Soprano, Robert Sunderlin, Bass, Lea Kirdatt, Alto

Thomas Rossin conducts Händel's masterwork in concert. Andrew Barrett, Tenor, Robert Sunderin, Bass, Lea Kirdatt, Alto, Sarah Zimmerman, Soprano

Sung at Canterbury Cathedral during our Royal School of Church Music Summer Course in 1986, under Martin How. I (David W Solomons) was one of the Altos. John Huntley - a fellow Alto - recorded this performance.

Soprano: Magalí Sandgarten Alto: Gisela Rigone Tenor: Hernán Rustein Parroquia del Patrocinio de San José. 4 de Diciembre 2011, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Setting by D W Solomons of a poem by Marie Keyser, for two equal voices Elle est près du fleuve dormeur debout It stands by the sleepy river mais le saule incliné toucherait de sa cîme l'eau But the bending willow would touch the water with its very...  moreSetting by D W Solomons of a poem by Marie Keyser, for two equal voices Elle est près du fleuve dormeur debout It stands by the sleepy river mais le saule incliné toucherait de sa cîme l'eau But the bending willow would touch the water with its very top L'église vieille dit les heures de l'île où la nuit descend The church - an old church - tells the hours from the island where the night descends Je la vois encore son toit de gris dans le gris de l'eau. I can still see it, its grey roof in the grey of the water pressens dans la tour de bois ma demeure la folie I have a presentiment in the tower of wood of my dwelling place, of madness la folie le silence of madness, of silence clos clos vigilance Closed in, closed in but keeping watch Oh Ne pas altérer ce qui reste, et le doit. Oh never change what remains and should remain "Was bleibt aber stiften die Dichter." What remains, however, is the stuff of poetry.  less

This is the whole sequence. Composed by David Warin Solomons performed in Southwell Minster. by Manchester Cathedral Voluntary Choir Conducted by Jeffrey Makinson Organ played by Paul WAlton Cantor in Gloria: David Shipman Alto Soloist in Sanctus an...  moreThis is the whole sequence. Composed by David Warin Solomons performed in Southwell Minster. by Manchester Cathedral Voluntary Choir Conducted by Jeffrey Makinson Organ played by Paul WAlton Cantor in Gloria: David Shipman Alto Soloist in Sanctus and Benedictus: Richard Lowe Separate videos are also available for each section: Kyrie: https://youtu.be/sN83YtFaL4M Gloria: https://youtu.be/hyprqsck_tg Sanctus and Benedictus: https://youtu.be/C_vew5Ga7lU Agnus Dei: https://youtu.be/fksOsl18abA  

The Leeds Festival Chorus is based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has 170 singing members in soprano, Alto, tenor and bass sections. Presenting classical choral music of a professional standard in Yorkshire and elsewhere in Britain, including at th...  moreThe Leeds Festival Chorus is based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has 170 singing members in soprano, Alto, tenor and bass sections. Presenting classical choral music of a professional standard in Yorkshire and elsewhere in Britain, including at the BBC Proms and Manchester Arena, the Chorus is broadcast regularly on BBC Radio 3. The Leeds Festival Chorus was first formed in 1858 (the year Queen Victoria opened the Leeds Town Hall) to sing at the first Leeds Musical Festival, and was reformed for each succeeding one. The Chorus became independent in 1985. It celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2008 with a performance of a specially-commissioned work by Judith Bingham - a world premiere. It has been conducted by many distinguished maestri in its long history, including Arthur Sullivan, Thomas Beecham, John Barbirolli, Carlo Maria Giulini, Jascha Horenstein, Hans Richter, Pierre Boulez, Charles Mackerras, Colin Davis, John Eliot Gardiner, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Mark Elder, Roger Norrington, John Lubbock a...    less

Coral Reyes Bartlet KV Ensemble José Híjar Polo, Maestro de Coro José María de Vicente, Director Carmen Acosta, Soprano Cristina Farrais, Alto Carlos Méndez, Tenor Augusto Brito, Bajo Iluminación Iec Concetta Rizza, Vídeo Luis Acuña, Sonido ...  moreCoral Reyes Bartlet KV Ensemble José Híjar Polo, Maestro de Coro José María de Vicente, Director Carmen Acosta, Soprano Cristina Farrais, Alto Carlos Méndez, Tenor Augusto Brito, Bajo Iluminación Iec Concetta Rizza, Vídeo Luis Acuña, Sonido Concierto de clausura del 40 Aniversario de la Coral Reyes Bartlet Puerto de la Cruz, Iglesia de la Peña de Francia, 19 de diciembre de 2010 www.reyesbartlet.com  

From the concert on 12/11/10, the Hawai'i Sacred Choir sings "Good King Wenceslas."

Advent 2014 Musica Vocal School Maša Simčič - soprano Neja Šavle - Alto Aleš Magajne - baritone Luka Trček - bass Robert Feguš - tenor, artistic director http://www.musicaensemble.org